Jesús Luzardo signed a five-year extension this spring, and the strikeout rate justifies the belief — 66 punchouts and the makings of a frontline arm. What the number doesn't capture is the pattern: five or more earned runs in four separate starts this season, a 4.85 ERA, and an inconsistency that has made him genuinely hard to trust through any given outing. Anthony Kay is running the opposite trajectory. He has gone 4-1 with a 1.65 ERA and 1.10 WHIP over his last five starts — the kind of stretch that makes you forget he opened 2026 with a 6.12 ERA. The White Sox sit at 32-29, half a game off the pace in the AL Central, and the market is pricing this game on Luzardo's ceiling rather than his actual 2026 track record. Take Chicago.
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June 7, 2026 1:35pm ET
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Chicago White Sox
#975
Gilbert
Philadelphia Phillies
#976
Nola
Lines & Odds
+1.5 (-142)
Runline
-1.5 (+122)
+146
Moneyline
-166
OVER 9 (-115)
Total
UNDER 9 (-105)
White Sox vs. Phillies Betting Picks
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 80% of the public money was on Philadelphia Phillies to win on the moneyline. And, 84% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Philadelphia would win by a score of 5.1 to 4.8 with Philadelphia winning on the moneyline, Chicago winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
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Chicago White Sox
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Philadelphia Phillies 
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9
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June 6, 2026 4:05pm ET
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Chicago White Sox
#925
Eisert
Philadelphia Phillies
#926
Painter
Lines & Odds
+1.5 (-164)
Runline
-1.5 (+142)
+121
Moneyline
-138
OVER 10 (-110)
Total
UNDER 10 (-110)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 67% of the public money was on Philadelphia Phillies to win on the moneyline. And, 92% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Philadelphia would win by a score of 5.5 to 4.3 with Philadelphia winning on the moneyline, Chicago winning on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
Final Score
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Chicago White Sox
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Philadelphia Phillies
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1
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2
0
0
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3
June 5, 2026 6:40pm ET
@
Chicago White Sox
#975
Kay
Philadelphia Phillies
#976
Luzardo
Lines & Odds
+1.5 (-129)
Runline
-1.5 (+110)
+161
Moneyline
-185
OVER 8.5 (+100)
Total
UNDER 8.5 (-120)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 70% of the public money was on Philadelphia Phillies to win on the moneyline. And, 93% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Philadelphia would win by a score of 4.8 to 4.7 with Philadelphia winning on the moneyline, Chicago winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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MLB
Chicago at Philadelphia
June 5, 2026
6:40 PM Eastern
Final Score
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Chicago White Sox
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Philadelphia Phillies
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8
July 30, 2025 2:10pm ET
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Philadelphia Phillies
#977
Walker
Chicago White Sox
#978
Alexander
Lines & Odds
-1.5 (+121)
Runline
+1.5 (-142)
-136
Moneyline
+119
OVER 9 (-105)
Total
UNDER 9 (-115)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 57% of the public money was on Philadelphia Phillies to win on the moneyline.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Philadelphia would win by a score of 5.2 to 4.0 with Philadelphia winning on the moneyline, Chicago winning on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Chicago White Sox
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7
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9
July 29, 2025 7:40pm ET
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Philadelphia Phillies
#927
Luzardo
Chicago White Sox
#928
Cannon
Lines & Odds
-1.5 (-115)
Runline
+1.5 (-104)
-176
Moneyline
+152
OVER 9 (-105)
Total
UNDER 9 (-115)
Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 60% of the public money was on Philadelphia Phillies to win on the moneyline.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Philadelphia would win by a score of 5.2 to 3.8 with Philadelphia winning on the moneyline, Chicago winning on the runline.
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MLB
Philadelphia at Chicago
July 29, 2025
7:40 PM Eastern
The Chicago White Sox took the series opener from the Phillies 6-2 last night. The White Sox are 7-3 in their last 10 games, and their pitching has been much better over this stretch, allowing 4.1 runs per game. They had one bad game on the mound where they gave up nine runs, or that average would be 3.6 per game. The Phillies bats have cooled off the deeper they get into a road trip. They are now 17-5 to the UNDER if they are in the 4th game of a road trip or longer. I like this one to play UNDER the total.
Final Score
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Chicago White Sox
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
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